HOW TEST MICROPHONE NOW?

[Gray_Vi]

So, how do I test my microphone settings now?
Except for creating a voice chat and asking my friends how badly they can hear me.

I ask you and answer myself - microphone test is still work in "big picture" mode. Вut for how long it will be available, since they removed this feature from the normal mode? And most importantly, why?
It does not seems that this "test" was incompatible with the new voice chat system, since it is still available in the "big picture" mode.
I hope they will soon return it everywhere and not be removed completely.

[ᴠᴀʀ]

You can still test the mic in windows sound settings. (Volume icon in your taskbar > rightclick > recording devices. rightclick your mic > choose properties again by rightclicking it > and check 'listen'.

In any sourcegame you can enable voice_loopback 1

[Gray_Vi]

Yes, there are a couple of ways around this problem. You can even use online services for this. However, this is not the same thing as being able to test the microphone directly in with specific parameters for specific games. It was quite convenient.

[󠀡󠀡Deko]

Bring back "TEST MICROPHONE" feature NOW~!!!

[ButterBro]

Yeah I've gotta say I miss the test microphone function too.

[Ed]

Oh man I remember there was a way to still access the mic test via the steam overlay...gimme a sec ok so the method I used the other day was while playing PUBG to shift+tab in a game, then click on set shortcut in the screenshots box, then the in-game voice tab was towards the upper right. Still works just as it did before the friends update. Note that for some games (might be source engine games only) the in-game voice tab will not show up even if you do this. Might be because they're tied with Steam and the source engine or whatever, since the in-game voice tab showed up for PUBG and Half Life, but it didn't show up with Insurgency or HL2.
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Another way you can do it is if you have an old GoldSrc game like Half Life, the mic test still works there. Kinda inconvenient though, opening a whole game just for that and all, but hey it works.